Drink

Best Brewery

Oh, those amber waves of grain and hopeful fields of hops. Eastern Long Island’s brewing scene is no start-up experiment anymore; it’s a full-on craft scene worth crowing about. Who’s on tap for this year’s beloved breweries? Sip right this way…

Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.

234 Carpenter St., Greenport

42155 Main Road, Peconic

631-477-1100

greenportharborbrewing.com

Jamesport Farm Brewery

5873 Sound Ave., Jamesport

844-532-2337 

jfbrewery.com

North Fork Brewing Company

24 East Second St. Suite A, Riverhead

631-591-1191

northforkbrewingco.com

Twin Forks Beer Co.

807 Raynor Ave., Riverhead

631-209-4233

twinforkbeer.com

Übergeek Brewing Co.

400 Hallett Ave., Riverhead

631-381-0848

ubergeekbrewing.com

Best Cocktail Spot

From classics to new creations, these spirit slingers not only make great drinks, they do it in spots where
it’s oh-so fun to sidle up to a stool and stay awhile. 

American Beech

300 Main St., Greenport

631-477-5939

americanbeech.com

Brix & Rye

308A Main St., Greenport

631-477-6985
brixandrye.com

The Frisky Oyster

27 Front St., Greenport

631-477-4265 

thefriskyoyster.com

The Halyard

58775 Route 48, Greenport

631-477-0666 

thehalyardgreenport.com

Léon 1909

29 West Neck Road, Shelter Island Heights

631-749-9123

leon1909.com

Best Coffee House

Looking for the buzz, buzz on the best coffee spots? These folks are brewing up something special every day, all year long.

Aldo’s Coffee Co.

103-105 Front St., Greenport

631-707-8059
aldoscoffee.com

North Fork Roasting Co.

55795 Main Road, Southold

631-876-5450 

northforkroastingco.com

Panoramica

2745 Peconic Lane, Peconic

631-765-8354

visitpanoramic.com

Stars Café

17 Grand Ave., Shelter Island Heights

631-749-5345 

starscafeshelterisland.com

Stone Street Cafe

54180 Main Road, Southold

631-458-1275

Best Distillery 

Mix ‘em up, shake ‘em up, sip ‘em neat — the spirits and liqueurs from the North Fork’s homegrown crop of  distillers have unique, delicious offerings ready for your next five o’clock foray.

Long Island Spirits

2182 Sound Ave., Baiting Hollow

631-630-9322 

lispirits.com

Matchbook Distilling Co.

230 Corwin St., Greenport

631-333-2446 

mdcdropshop.com

Montauk Distilling Company

24 East Second St.,  Suite B, Riverhead

631-727-6326,

montaukdistillingco.com

One Woman Wines & Vineyards

5195 Old North Road, Southold

631-765-1200 

onewomanwines.com

Twin Stills Moonshine

5506 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-779-3199 

liooldtymer.com

Best Happy Hour

From Main Road mainstays to tucked away treasures, we’ve got the sipping spots that give you atmosphere and some pretty great bang for your boozy buck. 

A Lure Chowder House & Oysteria

62300 Main Road, Southold

631-876-5300,

alurenorthfork.com

First and South

100 South St., Greenport

631-333-2200 

firstandsouth.com

Touch of Venice

28350 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-298-5851

touchofvenice.com

Watershed Kitchen & Bar

46 Front St., Jamesport

631-779-3454

thewatershedli.com

Windamere at Strong’s Water Club & Marina

2255 Wickham Ave., Mattituck

631-315-5252

windamerenofo.com

Best Sports Bar

Playoffs, Cups, Opens, Superbowls, World Series — whatever  your can’t-miss-it sport of choice (or maybe all of them!), these pubs offer multiple televisions for viewing, stellar sips and eats and convivial service for all your streaming and cable needs. Never miss a game at one of these five sports bars on the North Fork.

Andy’s

34 Front St., Greenport

631-333-2525

andysnofo.com

Digger’s Ales N’ Eats

58 West Main St., Riverhead

631-369-3200 

diggerspub.com

Founders Tavern

55500 Main Road, Southold

631-765-3100

founderstavern.com

Legends

835 First St., New Suffolk

631-734-5123 

legends-restaurant.com

Tucker’s Taproom

9095 Sound Ave., Mattituck

631-298-7077 

tuckerstaproom.com

Best Tasting Room

Sleek and modern. Cozy and convivial. Sophisticated and spiffy. Clubby and cool. Whatever tasting room vibe you’re looking to find, it’s here. In fact, each and every one of these tasting rooms has something different and unique to offer. Hit ‘em all up! And let us know your fave.

Chronicle Wines

2885 Peconic Lane, Peconic

631-488-0046

chroniclewines.co

Ev & Em 

3165 Main Road, Laurel

631-298-1420

evandemvineyards.com

Main & Mill House

1291 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-2177 

mainandmillhouse.com

Peconic Bay Vineyards

31320 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-735-9192

peconicbayvineyards.com

Sparkling Pointe Vineyards & Winery

39750 Route 48, Southold

631-765-0200 

sparklingpointe.com

Best Wine Club

Free tastings, extra discounts, special pre-release access, library tastings — there are so many great reasons to sign up for the wine club of your favorite local vineyard. Not only do you get some extra special treatment, but you also give yourself the opportunity to get to know their wines, style and how Mother Nature affects those aspects year after year. And the biggest bonus: You’ll always have your favorite wines on hand!

Borghese Vineyard & Winery

17150 Middle Road, Cutchogue

631-734-5111 

castellodiborghese.com

Harbes Vineyard

715 Sound Ave., Mattituck

631-482-7641

harbesfamilyfarm.com

Mattebella Vineyards

46005 Main Road, Southold

631-655-9554 

mattebella.com

Pellegrini

23005 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-734-4111

pellegrinivineyards.com

RG/NY

6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-298-0075

rgnywine.com

Best Wine & Spirits Shop

The best wine and spirits shops are about more than simple breadth of options and good pricing. Great independent stores offer a combo of generously shared knowledge, a sincere interest in helping you find what you’ll truly like, interesting options that you won’t find just anywhere (long live Long Island wines and the shops that carry them!) and a unique perspective that tells you something about the curiosity and interests of the store’s owners and managers. And if they deliver, too? Well, that’s something to pop a cork over.

Bogey’s Wine & Spirits

54655 Main Road, Southold

631-765-5435 

bogeysny.com

Greenport Wines & Spirits

132 Front St., Greenport

631-477-6701 

greenportwinesandspirits.com

Michael’s Liquors

802 East Main St., Riverhead

631-727-7410 

michaelsliquors.com

One Kourt Studio

219 Main St., Greenport

631-905-8690

onekourtwine.com

Vintage Mattituck Wine & Liquor

10095 Main Road #13, Mattituck
631-298-8100, 

vintagemattituck.com

Best Winemaker

Wine is agricultue and science, pure and simple. But… there’s some undeniable magic there, and a lot of love. These winemakers don’t just consistently make excellent wines that well represent the region, they put their own indelible stamp on the wines they make, like a wine-stained fingerprint. Cheers to these talented folks!

Byron Elmendorf

Macari Vineyards

150 Bergen Ave., Mattituck

631-298-0100 

macariwines.com

Kareem Massoud

Paumanok Vineyards

1074 Main Road, Aquebogue

631-722-8800

paumanok.com

Palmer Vineyards

5120 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-722-9463

palmervineyards.com

Robin Epperson-McCarthy

Chronicle Wines

2885 Peconic Lane, Peconic

631-488-0046 

chroniclewines.com

Osprey’s Dominion

44075 Main Road, Peconic

631-765-6188

ospreysdominion.com

Roman Roth

Wölffer Estate Vineyard

139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack

631-537-5106

wolffer.com

Roanoke Vineyards/Tulio’s NY Wine Bar

Tom Spotteck

Lenz Winery

38355 Route 25, Peconic

631-734-6010

lenzwine.com

Best Winery

For all-around, consistent quality and the way these producers continually raise the bar for the North Fork and Long Island AVA as a whole, we’ve got big snaps for these wineries.

Bedell Cellars

36225 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-734-7537, 

bedellcellars.com

Lenz Winery

38355 Main Road, Peconic

631-734-6010, 

lenzwine.com

Macari Vineyards

150 Bergen Ave., Mattituck

631-298-0100, 

macariwines.com

McCall Wines 

22600 Route 25, Cutchogue

631-722-2220

mccallwines.com

Paumanok Vineyards

1074 Main Road, Aquebogue

631-722-8800

paumanok.com